Posts Tagged ‘Sloane Stephens’
Tennis champ Sloane Stephens engaged to soccer star (photos)
Tennis champion Sloane Stephens is already living her best life. And now it’s about to get much better for one of the world’s best tennis players. Stephens had already accomplished some of her life goals when she turned pro. Then, as a teenager, she vanquished tennis legend Serena Williams at the 2013 Australian Open —…
Read MoreSloane Stephens’ coach Kamau Murray on winning and the future
Sloane Stephens defeated fellow American Madison Keys on Saturday to win the 2017 US Open, her first career grand slam championship. After she spoke to the media, she posed for pictures with her coach, Kamau Murray, who was also given a Tiffany’s trophy, the first of its kind. Rolling out spoke exclusively to Murray about…
Read More1st all-Black Grand Slam final without Williams sisters marks new era
Tennis might just be in good hands after all. On Sept. 7, Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys set up a historic final at the U.S. Open after two impressive performances in the semifinal round. It’s the first Grand Slam final between two Black women that doesn’t include a Williams sister. Stephens defeated No. 9 Venus Williams…
Read MoreSloane Stephens rediscovers love of tennis and with it success
As a teenager, Sloane Stephens showed a lot of promise on the tennis court. That promise led to endorsement deals with Under Armour, American Express and Listerine. There was also a much talked about friendship with the queen of tennis Serena Williams. The promise of Stephens peaked in 2013, when, at the age of 20,…
Read MoreVenus Williams’ tennis career is a story of perseverance
The story of the tennis career of Venus Ebony Starr Williams is one of perseverance. There is a high level of adversity that Venus and her younger sister Serena had to overcome to make it out of Compton, California to the top of the tennis world. But a little over six years ago, unexpected adversity…
Read More4 Black women creating magic at the 2017 US Open
With Serena Williams giving birth to a daughter on Friday, the greatest female tennis player of all time is not intimidating the field of 128 at the 2017 U.S. Open. But there are still some women of color that are a force to be reckoned with looking to continue their winning ways in the tournament…
Read More5 Black professional female tennis players not named Serena
Serena Williams has dominated the women’s circuit over the past year, and is aiming for her first Grand Slam if she can win the 2015 US Open and sweep all four 2015 Grand Slam events. As much attention as Serena gets (and she is generating more with her possible relationship with hip-hop artist Drake), there…
Read MoreSerena Williams and Sloane Stephens: From besties to ‘colleagues’
Serena Williams and Sloane Stephens faced off in the fourth round of the 2015 WTA BNP Paribas Open, also know as Indians Wells, in a matchup between the No. 1 player in the world (Williams) and one of several up-and-coming young Black female players on the tour. It wasn’t long ago that Williams and Stephens were good friends…
Read MoreBlack female tennis players at the US Open
While Venus and Serena Williams are known throughout the world as two of the top tennis stars, there are other black women tennis players who are climbing up the rankings and gaining lots of recognition. Ironically, two, Serena and Taylor Townsend, will meet in the opening round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday. Very…
Read MoreGoodie Mob addresses Southern hip-hop’s bad rap
On the “A” w/Souleo If the influence of Goodie Mob were to be measured solely by the number of contemporary socially conscious Southern hip-hop artists, one might assume that the veteran group from Atlanta left virtually no mark. At least that’s the case according to group member Big Gipp. “The South gets a rap for…
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